The Green Valley Gators will head out on the road to take on the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Green Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Southeast Career Tech, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Green Valley was ranked 20th). Green Valley fell just short of Southeast Career Tech by a score of 2-0 on Friday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Green Valley has not been shut out since back in March.
Green Valley got a good showing from Chacen Rasavong, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Green Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Kirby, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Shadow Ridge's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Desert Oasis. Considering the last time Shadow Ridge couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Shadow Ridge also got a good showing from Jackson Nelson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Green Valley and nudges their season record down to 13-17. As for Shadow Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 16-14.
Green Valley took their victory against Shadow Ridge in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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